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Top ten best soccer players of all time;


 * 1) Pele ( born 23 October 1940) Edson Arantes do Nascimento, is a Brazilian retired professional soccer player who played as a forward. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), and was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the Century award. That same year, Pelé was elected Athlete of the Century by the International Olympic Committee. According to the IFFHS, Pelé is the most successful domestic league goal-scorer in football history scoring 650 goals in 694 League matches, and in total 1281 goals in 1363 games, which included unofficial friendlies and is a Guinness World Record. During his playing days, Pelé was for a period the best-paid athlete in the world.
 * 2) Diego Maradona (born 30 October 1960) is an Argentine football manager and retired professional soccer player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest football players of all time. He was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. Maradona's vision, passing, ball control and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature (1.65 m or 5 ft 5 in), which gave him a low center of gravity allowing him to maneuver better than most other football players; he would often dribble past multiple opposing players on a run. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career.
 * 3) Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian former professional soccer player and ambassador for Barcelona fc. He played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a forward or a winger. He played the bulk of his career at European clubs Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and A.C. Milan as well as playing for the Brazilian national team. Often considered one of the best players of his generation and regarded by many as one of the greatest of all time, Ronaldinho won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d'Or. He was renowned for his technical skills and creativity; due to his agility, pace and dribbling ability, as well as his use of tricks, feints, overhead kicks, no-look passes and accuracy from free kicks. Ronaldinho is the only football player loved and respected by opposition fans and players in a football game. He is the smiling God of football.
 * 4) Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés Messi Cuccittini (born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both Spanish club Barcelona and the Argentina national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record six Ballon d'Or awards, and a record six European Golden Shoes. He has spent his entire professional careerwith Barcelona, where he has won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles, four UEFA Champions League titles and six Copas del Rey. A prolific goalscorer and a creative playmaker, Messi holds the records for most goals in la liga (438), a La Liga and European league season (50), most hat-tricks in La Liga(36) and the UEFA Champions League (8), and most assists in La Liga (181) and the Copa América (12). He has scored over 700 senior career goals for club and country.
 * 5) Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro (born 5 February 1985) is a Portuguese professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Serie A club Juventus and captains the Portugal national team. Often considered the best player in the world and widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Ronaldo has won five Ballons d'Or and four European Golden Shoes, both of which are records for a European player. He has won 29 trophies in his career, including six league titles, five UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA European Championship, and one UEFA Nations League. A prolific goalscorer, Ronaldo holds the records for the most goals scored in the UEFA Champions League (128) and the joint-most goals scored in the UEFA European Championship (9). He is one of the few recorded players to have made over 1,000 professional career appearances and has scored over 700 senior career goals for club and country.
 * 6) Zinedine Zidiane Zinedine Yazid Zidane (born 23 June 1972), popularly known in French as Zizou, is a French former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. He is the current manager of La Liga club Real Madrid. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Zidane was an elite playmaker renowned for his elegance, vision, passing, ball control, and technique. He received many individual accolades as a player, including being named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1998, 2000 and 2003, and won the 1998 Ballon d'Or. He was voted Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996, Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001, and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002.
 * 7) Ronaldo Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima  (born 18 September 1976), commonly known as Ronaldo, is a Brazilian former professional soccer player who played as a striker. Popularly dubbed El Fenomeno (The Phenomenon), he is widely considered one of the greatest football players of all time. In his prime, he was known for his dribbling at speed, feints, and clinical finishing. In the 1990s, Ronaldo starred at club level for Cruzeiro, PSV, Barcelona, and Inter Milan. His moves to Spain and Italy made him only the second player, after Diego Maradona, to break the world transfer record twice, all before his 21st birthday. By 23, he had scored over 200 goals for club and country. After almost three years of inactivity due to serious knee injuries and recuperation, Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002, which was followed by spells at A.C. Milan and Corinthians. Ronaldo won the FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996, 1997 and 2002, the Ballon d'Or in 1997 and 2002, and the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year in 1998. He was La Liga Best Foreign Player in 1997, when he also won the European Golden Boot after scoring 34 goals in La Liga, and he was named Serie A Footballer of the Year in 1998. One of the most marketable sportsmen in the world, the first Nike Mercurial boots–R9–were commissioned for Ronaldo in 1998. He was named in the FIFA 100 list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004 by Pelé, and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame and the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
 * 8) Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (born 25 April 1947) (died 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional soccer player and coach. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973, and 1974. Cruyff was an exponent of the football philosophy known as Total Football explored by Rinus Michels, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in football history. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Dutch football rose from obscurity to become a powerhouse in the sport. Cruyff led the Netherlands to the final of the 1974 FIFA World Cup and received the Golden Ball as player of the tournament. At the 1974 finals, he executed a feint that subsequently was named after him, the "Cruyff Turn", a move widely replicated in the modern game. Wearing the number 14 jersey, he set a trend for wearing shirt numbers outside the usual starting line-up numbers of one to eleven. Creating a name in football is a daunting task, but creating an exceptional style unique to yourself, is, even more, a daunting and rigorous challenge. However, Johan Cruyff defeated the odds to achieve both.
 * 9) Michel Platini Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French former soccer player. No doubt, in terms of footballers who have left an indelible print in football in the 20th century, Platini would emerge as one of the most competent candidates. The French footballer had a really successful career which lasted over two decades. Throughout his career, Platini won the 1984 UEFA European Championship and emerged third place in the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He also won the Ballon d’Or on three occasions and the World Soccer Player of the year twice.
 * 10) Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional soccer player who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. One of Italy’s greatest footballers, Roberto Baggio was an exceptional footballer who captivated fans. Baggio throughout his 30 years career mesmerized fans with his unique dribblings that it was said that angels sang in his legs. He was a terrific footballer who mastered to the core the art of curling freekicks and netting set pieces. He won the World Soccer Player of the Year award and the Ballon d’Or in 1993 as well as Italy’s Player of the Century in the year 2000
 * 11) Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional soccer player who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. One of Italy’s greatest footballers, Roberto Baggio was an exceptional footballer who captivated fans. Baggio throughout his 30 years career mesmerized fans with his unique dribblings that it was said that angels sang in his legs. He was a terrific footballer who mastered to the core the art of curling freekicks and netting set pieces. He won the World Soccer Player of the Year award and the Ballon d’Or in 1993 as well as Italy’s Player of the Century in 2000.
 * 12) Michel Platini Michel François Platini (born 21 June 1955) is a French former soccer player, No doubt, in terms of footballers who have left an indelible print in football in the 20th century, Platini would emerge as one of the most competent
 * 13) Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional soccer player who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. One of Italy’s greatest footballers, Roberto Baggio was an exceptional footballer who captivated fans. Baggio throughout his 30 years career mesmerized fans with his unique dribblings that it was said that angels sang in his legs. He was a terrific footballer who mastered to the core the art of curling freekicks and netting set pieces. He won the World Soccer Player of the Year award and the Ballon d’Or in 1993 as well as Italy’s Player of the Century in 2000.
 * 1) Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional soccer player who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. One of Italy’s greatest footballers, Roberto Baggio was an exceptional footballer who captivated fans. Baggio throughout his 30 years career mesmerized fans with his unique dribblings that it was said that angels sang in his legs. He was a terrific footballer who mastered to the core the art of curling freekicks and netting set pieces. He won the World Soccer Player of the Year award and the Ballon d’Or in 1993 as well as Italy’s Player of the Century in 2000.